Dave Franklin
Musician, scribbler, historian, gnostic, seeker of enlightenment, asker of the wrong questions, delver into the lost archives, fugitive from the law of averages, blogger, quantum spanner, left footed traveller, music journalist, zenarchist, freelance writer, reviewer and gemini. People have woken up to worse.
Cup of Joe – Clay Joule (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
In Clay Joule's world, music is more than just entertainment. It is also there to inform, educate and enlighten, it is there to make...
Rock ‘n’ Roll is My Business states Dmitry Wilde on raucous...
New York-based garage rock purveyor Dmitry Wild has released his new single 'Rock-n-Roll Is My Business'with 'Son of a Gun' as the B-side track, along with its...
Small Town Vampire – Mark Vennis & Different Place (reviewed by...
Somewhere between old-school punk’s swagger and attitude and New Wave’s spikey and frantic agitation, you find Mark Vennis & Different Place’s latest fab and...
Orainn – Emily Magner Hurley (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Never mind that Emily Magner Hurly makes music of such magical magnitude that it feels like it comes from another world, or at least another...
Outlaw The Dead, new, sophomore EP from E.G. Phillips
San Francisco-based artist E.G. Phillips presents his 'Outlaw The Dead' EP, released via Ducks With Pants Records. Produced by Chris McGrew, this EP was...
Bonfire – Polyvoda (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
It's one thing to make music influenced by tragic world events; it is a whole other thing to make music whilst caught up within...
Better – Iona Sky (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
In the post-genre world in which we find ourselves, you could argue that putting labels on bands, trying to logistically box their sonic output...
Next Time You Break My Heart – Elital Rychter (reviewed by...
Heartbreak is older than music. But as soon as we invented music, we found that we had the perfect medium for expressing such feelings....
New album and video from synthpunk grindcore pop nerd rap duo,...
Phoenix-based synthpunk grindcore pop nerd rap duo Snailmate is flaunting their new album 'Stress Sandwich'by taking it on tour, continuing a solid tradition that has...
Know Me Well – Gwyn English Nielsen (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
The world seems awash with a tsunami of so-called singer-songwriters right now, wannabes with their wide-brimmed hats and skinny jeans, complicated hair, and a...
Supersticious – Mr. MiLK (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If the advancement of technology within the music sector brought us anything, it was a wave of creatives who previously may not have gone...
Seasick Circus – CatsMelvin (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
With only the previous release, America's Beautiful Waltz, as a guide, I wasn't really sure what to expect from a full CatsMelvin album. But...
Road to Calluna – Taiga and the Tundra (reviewed by Dave...
It is easy to think of classical music as being something that exists only in the past and, if it gets thought of at...
Here We Are Sidereal – Thy Veils (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
At a point where ambient soundscapes crash over gently pulsing beats, where the digital delights of syncopated synths dance delicately with otherworldy harmonies, and,...
Mentioned in Dispatches: Czarny Kokos – Flaner Klespoza
If you are looking for music that drifts between a cinematic soundtrack and something more primal, more of nature. Music that wanders between entertainment...
Can You Hear It? – The American Hotel System (reviewed by...
The thing that you have to admire about The American Hotel System, actually, one of the many things, is their ability to make music...
Oxford indie-popsters, Jody and the Jerms, release Divine new single
Jody and the Jerms present their new single 'Divine', a short explosive slice of heavy pop wrapped into a song about hope and belief in...
Out of the Blue – Robert Bacon (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Robert Bacon’s latest sonic offering, “Out of the Blue,” is a wild ride through the hinterlands of the country, a raucous tour through the...
Oh, Dry Up – Bug Day (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Bug Day does that thing that bands like Nirvana did so well. I’m not saying that they sound like the aforementioned band, well, maybe...
Mentioned in Dispatches: Even If It Kills Me – Charlie PS
If you were going to gather together all that was and is good about music that is both robust and yet accessible, cultish and...
Distortion of Memory – Tobin Mueller (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Tobin Mueller has walked on many sonic shores, let proggy waves wash over his feet, splashed in the waters of chilled tones, and bathed...
New album and new video from Philadelphia’s Tulipomania
Several years since their latest release, Philadelphia art-rock duo Tulipomania presents their fifth album 'Dreaming of Sleep', released via Sursumcorda Records. Over the years, their music has been...
Alt-psychedelic rocker Sabatta drops new album, How To Get Even
London-based alternative-psychedelic rock artist Sabatta presents the new album 'How To Get Even’ via Blackfriars Entertainment), arriving after the trail blazed by two memorable funkadelic...
Your Love – The Remix – Joy Lewis (reviewed by Dave...
Man, this blend of neo-soul sophistication, those silky vocals, seductive R&B vibes, gentle beats and charming and chiming soundscaping—it grabs you by the ears....
Aradia – Aradia (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
It might seem odd to write about Aradia on a site like this, one known more for rock and indie, folk and alt-country than pop...
Livin’ Life – 40 Acres Fratelli (ft. Per DM & G...
Man, 40 Acres Fratelli ain't beating around the bush with those lyrics. (Although there is a joke in there somewhere, I'm not going to...
Trust – Joe Lington (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
I've been getting acquainted with Joe Lington's music quite recently, so the opportunity to explore his back catalogue a bit is something to be...
Bongo Boy Rock n Roll TV Show Series Season 12 Episode...
At the risk of repeating myself, Bongo Boy Rock 'n' Roll TV show, like all of their many creative outlets, does the musical world...
When the Whole House is Asleep – Diego Molina (reviewed by...
There is an art to being a singer-songwriter. I know that sounds like a dumb and fairly obvious statement, but most take years to...
Focus – Joe Lington (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
There is something going on with Joe Lington's Focus that, while being the stuff of the modern age, builds a bridge with past, conscious...
